Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameWilliam R. HUME 
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582Birth10 Aug 1877, Oakland, Alameda, California5747
Death1 Feb 19175747 Age: 39
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherGeorge Weber HUME (1837-1912)
MotherAnna Elizabeth RAYMOND (1848-1916)
Individual Notes
• I think Annie Raymond’s son William R. never married?5748
• Newspaper article from collection of Harriet Hume Krusi:
The Astorian newspaper, 04 May 1906;
TELLS EXPERIENCE
W.R. Hume Returns From the Earthquake District
RELIEF SUPPLIES WASTED
Mr. Hume Says Many Carloads of Supplies Were Allowed to Spoil in Yards - No System at First.
W.R Hume has returned from Oakland and San Francisco where he went immediately after the earthquake. He states that his family which resides in Oakland escaped all harm, and aside from the fatigue attendant upon the excitement, are well.
Mr. Hume upon his arrival was detailed by Mayor Mott and Governor Pardee, whom he knows personally, to act as a sort of intermediary between General Funston in charge of the army, and the civil authorities, in regard to arranging...
[newspaper clipping mangled here]
“A great many of the carloads of perishable food simply spoiled in the yards, where they were left for days. Other cars were rifled, and for a time it seemed that no order could be brought out of the chaos that existed. The relief committees were unable to cope with the situation, but now that the army has charge things are becoming better, and most of the graft is being cut out.
Continuing Mr. Hume stated that the ruin and desolation in San Francisco, are utterly beyond the comprehension of one who has not seen it. “It is totally impossible to adequately describe what destruction the fire and quake have wrought. The entire business section of the great city, is in ashes; the broken and blackened skeletons of those immense steel structures which formerly graced the city, loom up against the sky, in grim mockery of man’s efforts to defy the flames. The mammoth steel girders, are warped and twisted by the blasting heat which overcame them, and many of the supposedly fire-proof buildings will have to be torn down.
“Official figures which have been prepared show that in San Francisco the burned district includes an area of 16 square miles, or 3,070 blocks. Sixty thousand buildings were burned in this district, and the property loss will amount to $400,000,000 of which about $200,000,000 is covered by insurance.”5747
• Newspaper article from collection of Harriet Hume Krusi:
The Astorian newspaper, 04 May 1906;
TELLS EXPERIENCE
W.R. Hume Returns From the Earthquake District
RELIEF SUPPLIES WASTED
Mr. Hume Says Many Carloads of Supplies Were Allowed to Spoil in Yards - No System at First.
W.R Hume has returned from Oakland and San Francisco where he went immediately after the earthquake. He states that his family which resides in Oakland escaped all harm, and aside from the fatigue attendant upon the excitement, are well.
Mr. Hume upon his arrival was detailed by Mayor Mott and Governor Pardee, whom he knows personally, to act as a sort of intermediary between General Funston in charge of the army, and the civil authorities, in regard to arranging...
[newspaper clipping mangled here]
“A great many of the carloads of perishable food simply spoiled in the yards, where they were left for days. Other cars were rifled, and for a time it seemed that no order could be brought out of the chaos that existed. The relief committees were unable to cope with the situation, but now that the army has charge things are becoming better, and most of the graft is being cut out.
Continuing Mr. Hume stated that the ruin and desolation in San Francisco, are utterly beyond the comprehension of one who has not seen it. “It is totally impossible to adequately describe what destruction the fire and quake have wrought. The entire business section of the great city, is in ashes; the broken and blackened skeletons of those immense steel structures which formerly graced the city, loom up against the sky, in grim mockery of man’s efforts to defy the flames. The mammoth steel girders, are warped and twisted by the blasting heat which overcame them, and many of the supposedly fire-proof buildings will have to be torn down.
“Official figures which have been prepared show that in San Francisco the burned district includes an area of 16 square miles, or 3,070 blocks. Sixty thousand buildings were burned in this district, and the property loss will amount to $400,000,000 of which about $200,000,000 is covered by insurance.”5747
Census Data
• 1910 Census: Oakland, Alameda, California. Age 33, b CA. Single. No employment. Father b ME; mother b OR.5152